Trekking Accommodation for Annapurna Base Camp Trek
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Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the most popular trekking trail in Nepal. Every year, many foreigners enter Nepal and choose Mt. Annapurna (the 10th highest mountain in the world) for trekking.
It would have been good if you are familiar with the types of accommodation you are getting during the trekking. So that, you will be well prepared for the different types of trekking you will be accommodated during the time. Since the Annapurna base camp is a popular trekking route, the route has been well developed. Therefore, you will find much good and tourist-friendly accommodations during Annapurna base camp trekking.
It’s well-known information that the Annapurna base camp trek is the classic, legendary and popular trekking destination of Nepal. It has become successful in attracting visitors as they will get an experience of the local and traditional cuisine, local culture and tradition, river tracks, Himalayan flora and fauna, magnificent mountain views as well as walking through the bamboo and rhododendron forest. Besides this experience, if you get good and friendly accommodation for taking a rest after mesmerizing yet tired trekking, it would have become an awesome experience.
Types of Accommodation on the Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Hotel /Lodge Accommodation
During the Annapurna base camp trek, tourist-friendly hotels and lodges will be provided. Besides this, according to your budget and wishes, you will find the luxury hotel and teahouses as well. The facilities like accommodation and roads have been increased after the increment of tourism activities on ABC. Therefore, if you want to stay in a luxurious and deluxe hotel and lodges in Annapurna base camp, you will find this option too. These lodges and hotels provide you the comfortable facilities like comfortable beds with pillows, electric blankets, hot and cold showers along with free wi-fi.
Teahouse Accommodation
After hotel and lodge, teahouse accommodation is the local and popular accommodation in the Annapurna base camp trek. The teahouses are built and managed by the locals. It provides the basic facilities for the trekkers to take a rest and plan for the further walk. The basic accommodation service in the local teahouse provides a basic wooden bed with a simple mattress, pillow, and blanket.
Every teahouse has a solar and electric heater shower, however; some teahouses will provide a bucket for the hot shower. In the Annapurna base camp trekking trail, you will get a western, attached bathroom with hot and cold shower service in the low altitude area. However, in the high-altitude area, you may get squat toilets and outdoor taps.
Camping Accommodation
Camping accommodation is generally done in the remote area mainly by climbers because of the lack of a teahouse and other accommodation facilities. Besides the expedition, there is some trek that lacks accommodation facilities i.e. Dhaulagiri, Dolpa, and Kanchenjunga. Trekkers or climbers usually use tents for the accommodation. Besides this, they will be taking the cooking staff and cooking food with them. Since camping accommodation has its beauty, it is normally avoided if there is an easily available teahouse, lodge, and hotel.
Accommodation in Pokhara
Pokhara is a beautiful city of lakes. It takes around 5/6 hours to reach Pokhara from Kathmandu valley. Since the city is highly influenced by modernism, the purity of the valley is still present. Pokhara provides you with a wide range of good and luxury hotels ranging from tourist standards to 5-star properties. There is an option for choosing basic to 4-star hotels. The 4-star hotels are luxury hotels with standard facilities. You can enjoy boating, rafting, paragliding, and exploring local museums in Pokhara.
Ullery
The Ulleri village provides a nice hotel for trekkers’ accommodation. The village provides you with a beautiful farming site with a low-altitude green forest. It also provides you a wide variety of teahouses and lodges according to your choices. The village has more than 20 teahouses with basic facilities. The villages are the starting point of the most popular sunrise view trail of the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek. All the teahouses have western toilet facilities along with a hot and cold shower. Sometimes, it is difficult to get proper accommodation during the peak trekking season. It is a low altitude place near Pokhara city. Therefore, you will get accommodation at a reasonable price.
Ghorepani
Another overnight stay during the Annapurna Sunrise Trek is Ghorepani village. Ghorepani is the gateway to the Annapurna region. Besides this, it offers panoramic views of mountains with sunrise and sunset over snow-capped mountains. It provides you with a wide range of accommodation, therefore, you can choose the accommodation according to your budget.
Since Annapurna base camp is a popular trekking trail, it can be crowded during the peak trekking season from March-June and September to December. At that time, you have to share your room with your friends. Therefore, it is always better if you let us know which types of accommodation you want to experience during the ABC trek.
Tadapani
On the third day of the trek, we will be staying at Tadapani. This village has a limited teahouse with basic facilities. Therefore, you may need to share a room during the peak trekking season. However, a single room would be available for you in the off-season. Most of the teahouses of Tadapani have western types of restrooms with cold and hot showers.
Chhomorung
Chhomorung is a beautiful village and it offers you a mesmerizing view of Mt. Fishtail. Regarding accommodation, Chhomorung also provides basic facilities teahouse. As we go up in high altitude, we will get basic accommodation like a bed and a pillow. If you are lucky, you will get an electronic blanket.
Dovan
This is the famous stop after Chhomorung. In Dovan, you will be getting a few teahouses with normal accommodation facilities like a western bathroom and hot shower. Because of the limited teahouse, you need to share the room with your friends during the peak season. Therefore, early booking will help us to book the room as per your choice.
Deurali
As we have already mentioned, there is a limited teahouse with basic facilities at a higher altitude, we did not expect many teahouses in Deurali too. Therefore, we need to share the room in Deurali as well. If you want to spend your time in the private room in Deurali, you have to pay extra money for the booking. Therefore, we recommend our avid travelers book the room in advance.
Base Camp
We will get teahouse even in Annapurna Base Camp too. Annapurna base camp trek accommodation is the amazing one where you can view the world’s highest mountain with its surrounding peak. However, the teahouse is even limited in base camp. Here, you have to pay an extra amount to enjoy the hot shower. Sometimes, you may not get a hot shower during the peak trekking seasons because of the crowd.
Information regarding the basic price of the tea house accommodation during the Annapurna base camp trek:
- The price varies for the accommodation in a teahouse in the Annapurna base camp trek according to the altitude, types of accommodation, and the season of the year.
- You may have to pay high costs during the peak season like March-May, September- December in the Annapurna region due to the crowded route. Therefore, early booking helps us to minimize this problem.
- There is a chance of getting good accommodation when you trek during the off-season.
- Normally the price of the accommodation will be approx $5 per night for the basic facilities with comfortable and warm local hospitality.
Does the teahouse in Annapurna base camp always open?
Annapurna base camp is a modest type of trekking in Nepal. It is one of the high altitudes trekking in Nepal. However, you will find the teahouses for the accommodation in the base camp as well. The teahouse will be opened if the weather is good and there is no heavy snowfall. Therefore, getting information about the weather condition is foremost before going on this trek.
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